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How to stop Windows applications crashing with 5973 Event ID?

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Wednesday, September 20, 2017 3:59 PM

Using Windows 10 Home Version 1703 OS Build 15063.608 with auto updates set on I have recently started getting applications failing with Remote Procedure Call Failed. In the Event Log I always get Event ID 5973 e.g.

Activation of application Microsoft.Windows.Photos_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App failed with error: The remote procedure call failed. See the Microsoft-Windows-TWinUI/Operational log for additional information.

Activation of application Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h4txyewy!App failed with error: The remote procedure call failed. See the Microsoft-Windows-TWinUI/Operational log for additional information.

Activation of application Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App failed with error: The remote procedure call failed. See the Microsoft-Windows-TWinUI/Operational log for additional information.

Activation of application Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe!MicrosoftEdge failed with error: The remote procedure call failed. See the Microsoft-Windows-TWinUI/Operational log for additional information.

Sometimes these applications work but there have been 172 of these errors in the last 7 days.

Where is "the Microsoft-Windows-TWinUI/Operational log for additional information"?

How can I stop this error?

All replies (2)

Wednesday, September 20, 2017 7:04 PM

you can get the events via Powershell:

Get-WinEvent -LogName Microsoft-Windows-TWinUI/Operational | Out-GridView

Thursday, September 21, 2017 6:13 AM

Hi,

Look at this Microsoft document for detailed information.

Windows Store apps may not open and Event ID 5973 is logged in the Application log

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3064045/windows-store-apps-may-not-open-and-event-id-5973-is-logged-in-the-app

Cause

Abnormal shutdown may corrupt the user application cache in C:\Users\username>\AppData\Local\Packages.

Resolution

To test if you have the issue, create a new user account and sign into the new account. If the problem disappears, recreate your user profile to resolve the problem.

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